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The research aims to explore how psychic regulation and positions impact interpersonal relationships within the narcissistic spectrum.

February 16, 2026Open Access

Personality Positions and Reparation: A Psychoanalytic Model of the Narcissistic Spectrum

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Psychoanalytic model reveals how projective identification influences relationships and security in the narcissistic spectrum.

The research aims to explore how psychic regulation and positions impact interpersonal relationships within the narcissistic spectrum.
Describes the dynamics of bond and value organization in relationships.
Analyzes the concept of positions and their role in relational pressure.
Explores projective identification as a key mechanism in psychic states.
Identifies the role of projective identification in regulating relationships.
Demonstrates the alternation of positions in response to relational threats.
Suggests that healthy depressive position allows for flexible movement between positions.

Dimitris Seferiadis (2025) studied this question.

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